What is the Least Common Multiple of 37446 and 37461?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 37446 and 37461 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37446 and 37461, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37446,37461) = 3
LCM(37446,37461) = ( 37446 × 37461) / 3
LCM(37446,37461) = 1402764606 / 3
LCM(37446,37461) = 467588202

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37446 and 37461 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37446 and 37461. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37446 and 37461.

Prime Factorization of 37446

Prime Factorization of 37461

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37446 and 37461.

LCM(37446,37461) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79² × 12487¹
LCM(37446,37461) = 467588202